The Story of Odun Eweniyi, Tech Founder, Investor and Operator

Odun Eweniyi is the Founder and Chief Operations Officer of Piggyvest, a secure online savings platform that is valuable for its flexible savings options. She is also a CoFounder of FirstCheck, an Investor Operative dedicated to aiding women in building companies, and the Feminist Coalition, a group of women that work together for Women's rights and were instrumental to the #EndSars Protests of 2020. Odun is intelligent, skilled and versatile in her field of operations, with talents ranging from marketing to sales, product management and business development.
In this episode of Founders Connect, Odun shares her life and journey with me. It's an amazing and inspiring one. Watch, share and subscribe if you haven't!
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1:16 - Odun shares Background, Covenant University,
2:40 - What was your first job in a Startup like?
6:10 - How she met the rest of her Co-founders
7:22 - At what point did you realise, let's focus on Piggyvest as opposed to Pre-CV?
14:25 - The tweet on December 31 2015 and the birth of Piggyvest
15:27 - When you launched, what was the first iteration of Piggyvest like?
16:54 - How did you go from broke in December 2015 to funding a new product (Piggyvest?)
18:45 - What was the growth like from April 2016 when you started to April 2017?
20:02 - What was the biggest lesson you learned in the first year?
21:23 - What was the glue that kept you and your partners together?
24:19 - Between December 2016 and now, what has been the milestones that have indicated change/impact of what Piggyvest is?
26:16 - What was the Fundraising experience like?
30:19 - One million users on Piggyvest and other milestones
32:29 - What has building a large team been like?
35:01 - Abeg Acquisition
36: 37 - When did Piggyvest become a subsidiary of Piggytech?
37:51 - Are there more companies under Piggytech?
38:44 - About FirstCheck, How did you and Elohor sit down to fund Startups made by women?
41:58 - Biggest lessons as an Investor?
43:25 - What makes it possible for you to have the bandwidth to accommodate all the things you do?
46:53 - Biggest failures?
48:37 - Does FirstCheck invest in only Startups led by Women?
49:16 - Have you raised since the 1 million dollars?
50:15 - What about you as a person will you like to distribute to all the Women coming into Tech?
55:26 - For women who are coming into tech, what advice do you have for them?

[@camiliusjniour3785]

Me using founder's connect as my morning coffee where I draw inspiration to keep of pushing is a big help to me Thank you

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

You're very welcome

[@Tonietones]

I prayed for this interview! I knew we had to get one of the guys from PiggyVest on at some point. Love it! 😂♥️

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

Yay, glad you do!😊

[@fisayomioluwasuyi655]

Another day to be world-class with founders connect. Thank you so much for interviewing the powerful Odun. ❤

[@tunjiotufadebo9464]

I’ll be on this show very soon

[@honestygodwin9115]

The major thing I picked from this video is the fact that the three co-founders had a mutual, friendly relationship and that kept them going even through their storms. Another great video from Peace Itmi as usual !

[@preciousnwoko6060]

Thank you peace for making these videos👏 it’s always nice to hear about the path these guests at founders connect took. As a co-founder at a startup myself, I’m learning a lot.

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

I am so glad you feel this way!

[@masterebens7286]

Inspiring

[@taofikabass93]

Somto is a programming beast

[@Victoria_Collins_C]

So much to learn from this interview. Thanks Odun for sharing. So true , there is smart women everywhere😊

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

So true!

[@SheyiShobayo]

What a wonderful and PEACEful interview! Thank you so much our own Techbro for being fair. :) I enjoyed this interview as always. Founders, do your thing. Build. Figure it out later!

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

I see what you did there 😂

[@zainaa4509]

Yesss 👏 👏 👏 love how outstanding Odunayo is, we need a Piggyvest in the UK.

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

She is great!

[@uzoamakaworuka477]

A strong team of founders with great complementary skills really goes a long way. Lessons! Lessons!! Lessons!!!

[@ndukaoluku6600]

One thing that's obvious about this interview is that Peace and Odun have some sort of relationship. I say this because there are quite a number of names and organizations that Odun mentioned and peace didn't request for elaboration. The problem with this is that your audience is missing out on very vital parts of the conversation. Whenever a guest comes on and talks about things that you are already familiar with, it's good practice to ask them to provide details that will help your audience follow the story properly. Odun is an amazing young women. I thoroughly enjoyed this interview. Thanks

[@victorokoli9312]

Hi Nduka, very valid point. However I feel that Peace didn't make that elaboration because most of her Audience (myself included) know these people and have followed their journeys on tech Twitter.

[@zainaa4509]

Fair point but some further details the interviewer might not yet want to disclose also.

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

Hey, thank you so much for bringing this to my attention. I felt the names didn't need elaboration because they're cofounders of Piggyvest, but I'll take this into consideration and try to carry everyone along during the interviews. Have a great day!

[@Victoria_Collins_C]

@Peace Itimi Coming back here in 2024 and having like a more first hand deep value/ understanding from all these amazing resources you have created and are still creating😊 . I celebrate you 🙌🏻😊. Thanks a lot

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

Thank you so much for watching!!

[@christianosueke7523]

Odun is extremely intelligent.. Am so proud of her.. Keep it up peace.. Ellen of tech ✌️

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

Odun is a gee fr. Thank you haha

[@funmiamarvi]

Very educative interview. I love how she keeps placing emphasis on serving the customers which is the main goal of business and the key to achieving success.

[@sanniametu6187]

Explore, explore explore and don't be afraid to jump on new interesting ideas🔥, that's what I caught. Great video Peace & Odun!🚀🚀

[@Nonye_oj]

One of my fave episodes!

[@isaacemmanuel]

Intensive discussion with so much learnt. Thank you Odun. Thank you Peace. Be you, the world will adjust. True!🤗

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

You're very welcome ❤

[@SheyiShobayo]

My fav interviewing another fav. This is a 3 times watch before I will fully grasp it all. Because, It's a Peaceful Year (Odun) :)

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

This is sweet😂😂

[@benedictaojogwu2871]

Well done Peace….Odun is a very big energy.

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

She really is! Thank you.

[@kukasn]

Peace I would not lie. I just love what you do, please keep it up.

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

Aww Thank you so much

[@sanniametu6187]

Peace actually enjoyed this conversation🤗

[@arinzehh]

Thank you for putting this together Peace

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

You're welcome!

[@augustinegrace7911]

My favorite sitting with my favorite OMG This is one of my favorite videos

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

Aww ❤ Love to hear it

[@ogeenext]

Great interview.

[@tutsypie]

Amazing insights

[@arinzehh]

COO PIGGYVEST is such a brilliant woman!

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

She is!

[@ugoezidonye8993]

Been wondering when she was going to come on the show, thanks for having her and Odun thanks for sharing your thoughts.

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

Our pleasure!

[@forexwithjustiin]

Yesssssssssssss 🔥🔥🔥 I love this channel man Lol 🤭

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

Love you too

[@fadeleahmod6483]

Great video, this is the first time listening to Odun's story. Super woman 👏🏾👏🏾

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

She is great!

[@oluwaladeorimi]

been waiting for this episode 😩 finally 😅

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

Same here, Odun is an OG. ⚡

[@drdalu]

Be you the world will adjust! ❤️

[@ikechukwuugwuanyi9454]

An amazing conversation @peace. Eweniyi is really a good conversationalist. Learnt so much.

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

Thank you for watching!

[@wisdomochei]

Thanks for making this! Was looking forward to this cuz I love PiggyVest.. It has really helped me handle my money better. Learnt a lot from this video

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

Glad it helped! You're welcome

[@avatar_teaunpopularopinion2370]

Another awesome session, tech is life. Thanks👍

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

You're welcome

[@adegoroyetosin7302]

Wow this awesome. Thought you're not currently in Nigeria how do you record this people from abroad

[@exonnkemchor5373]

Big Odun Energy!! That’s all I can say

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

Yess

[@btf8738]

This has been inspiring❤️❤️, failure is just a milestone to success.

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

That's right. Thanks for watching!

[@oladaeyo]

I enjoyed the conversation. It's also inspiring

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

Glad you did.

[@stibej]

Real conversations! Thanks Peace for doing this.

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

You're always welcome

[@aiyedunmiracle2693]

Inspiring 💡

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

Thanks

[@kufreudom6764]

Finally🤗🤗🤗

[@augustinegrace7911]

I would definitely share this 🙌🙌

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

Please do

[@mystorytv01]

What a deep and inspiring conversation! Enjoyed every bit of it

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

Glad you did

[@chidinmajanejohn5100]

inspiring

[@thesanyatolu]

I have always had crush on Odun. Big, Bold, Brainy and Beautiful

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

She is amazing

[@sisi8268]

Amazing!

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@thetoluabosede7035]

This is so inspiring

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

Thanks!

[@amogbe_esther]

We love you!!!

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

Love you too!

[@faith_starry]

Thanks Peace and Odun

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

Thanks for watching!

[@be184]

Please interview prosper otemuyinwa. Eden

[@victormayowa7989]

Her dad really made strong impression on her

[@josephmatthew1455]

One day you will interview me not software but hardware

[@LeetDroid1]

10X tech bro 😌😌

[@JayteeEats]

She’s very impressive

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

Very impressive

[@web3simplifyd]

I really love Piggyvest's story and I'm so inspired. And concerning FirstCheck Africa please how do I get started to apply?

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

Hello Emily, you can start to apply here: www.firstcheck.africa/ Wishing you the best!

[@OjedokunAdenike-j8f]

I want to open piggybank but they're asking for a reference code.....how do I go about that? No body refer me

[@marvincuche]

♥️

[@digitalmarketplace467]

please who is the Mr Olumide being mentioned

[@oluwabunmibamitale]

So much to glean from.

[@thesanyatolu]

Success is not overnight. Imagine how many failed startups before PiggyVest.

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

This is so true

[@augustinegrace7911]

Odun my X10 Tech Bro it took me a while to know that it was a female behind that account on Twitter, I had always think it was a male until I check instagram

[@olu3978]

Who is Somto, and AY please☺️

[@OpeGreat]

Somto is the CEO of PiggyTech